Basketball league season
The 2020–21 BBL-Pokal was the 54th season of the BBL-Pokal , the domestic cup competition of the Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[ 1]
Bayern Munich defeated Alba Berlin in the final to win their third title.[ 2]
Participants
The sixteen highest placed teams from the 2019–20 Basketball Bundesliga , without the relegated teams and promoted teams, qualified for the tournament.
The format was changed for this season because of the COVID-19 pandemic . The 16 teams were split into four qualification tournaments of four teams (North and South). The winner of each tournament qualified for the final four.
Standings
Source:
Beko BBL Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head; 3) Points difference; 4) Points scored.
Round and draw dates
Round
Draw
Dates
Qualification tournament
3 September 2020
17–18 October 2020
Final four
1–2 November 2020
Qualification tournament
The teams were split into a "North" and "South" zone and played a four-team tournament at a pre-selected venue.[ 3] [ 4]
The first placed team in each tournament qualified for the final four.[ 5]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic , some games were played behind closed doors .
Group A
Source:
BBL Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
^ a b Telekom Baskets Bonn 82–90 Alba Berlin
The game was called off after the standings were decided priot to the game. As a result, both teams lost 0–40.[ 9]
Group B
Source:
BBL Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Rasta Dome ,
Vechta Referees: Zulfikar Oruzgani, Konstantin Simonow, Patrick Müller
Group C
Source:
BBL Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
^ a b c Ulm 2 Pts, +11 PD; Ludwigsburg 2 Pts, +7 PD; Bamberg 2 Pts, −18 PD
Group D
Source:
BBL Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head points difference; 4) head-to-head number of points scored.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
^ a b Mitteldeutscher BC 60–97 Bayern Munich
^ a b Medi Bayreuth 77–81 Crailsheim Merlins
Final four
The final four was postponed on 21 October 2020.[ 7] [ 11] [ 12]
Bracket
Semifinals
Final
See also
Notes
^ The game, originally scheduled for 25 October 2020, was postponed after one positive COVID-19 test by a Telekom Baskets Bonn player.[ 6]
^ The game, originally scheduled for 24 October 2020, was postponed after several positive COVID-19 tests by Alba Berlin players.[ 7]
^ The game, originally scheduled for 31 December 2020, was postponed after the Braunschweig team had to go into quarantine.[ 8]
^ The game, originally scheduled for 25 October 2020, was postponed after several positive COVID-19 tests by Alba Berlin players.[ 7]
^ The game, originally scheduled for 24 October 2020, was postponed after several positive COVID-19 tests by Medi Bayreuth players.[ 10]
^ The game, originally scheduled for 25 October 2020, was postponed after several positive COVID-19 tests by Medi Bayreuth players.[ 10]
^ a b c The games, originally scheduled for 17 and 18 April 2021, were postponed after a positive COVID-19 test by a Göttingen player.[ 11]
^ a b c The games were played behind closed doors.
References
External links
BBL-Pokal tournaments Associated competitions
2020 –
21 in European men's basketball
Domestic leagues Regional leagues Domestic cups Supercups Continental International
